City vs city
Lyons vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 13 points higher overall than Lyons, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Lyons: 28/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 13 points higher.
Flood
Lyons: 21/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 24 points higher.
Lyons: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lyons: 22/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Lyons: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lyons: 19/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Lyons is 1 points higher.
Lyons: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lyons: 0/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
No gap.
Lyons: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lyons: 13/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Lyons is 2 points higher.
Lyons: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lyons: Unavailable · Middle Township: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lyons: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lyons: 54/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
No gap.
Lyons: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lyons: 37/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Lyons is 5 points higher.
Lyons: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Middle Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.